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and there's many of them that go in and talk sense to government agencies. rain forest network got disney to stop using old growth rain forests for their paper and everything else. that's a huge victory. and it has teeth. rhetoric isn't enough. we've heard a lot of rhetoric. we've got to be acting radically now and we just don't seem to be able to get governments to have the kind of courage to do that. >> so their job is to make the laws and you are taking action in your own way with that network that you talked about. so tell me about you and whoopi goldberg and the big event this weekend. >> i've had three fund-raisers for rain forest action network. on sunday the 17th we're having a huge benefit -- >> also in new york for the folks who are watching. >> we're going to have food, wine, sean colvin will be playing, i'm going to be bringing my friends from "the good wife" and other actors and actresses and we're going to have a live, crazy live painter from circque de soleil. >> so you can get on the auction and bid. >> i donated my "sex and the city," it was
and there's many of them that go in and talk sense to government agencies. rain forest network got disney to stop using old growth rain forests for their paper and everything else. that's a huge victory. and it has teeth. rhetoric isn't enough. we've heard a lot of rhetoric. we've got to be acting radically now and we just don't seem to be able to get governments to have the kind of courage to do that. >> so their job is to make the laws and you are taking action in your own way with that...
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appropriately there's a level of tax revenue from the federal government, funds things the government not to do. what is the role of the federal government? is it an ever expansive government data suggest -- we would suggest has resulted in policies and programs that are having individuals. more poverty, more dependents, lower quality of health care, high energy race. is that the kind of government we want to buy a? is that the government we want to put our money and? i don't think so. we've got to step back and responsibly address those. do we believe there's appropriate things for government to spend money on? absolutely. i didn't support the stimulus package of 2009 because i thought it would do what he did, which is a solo bunch of money and not get remarkable results for our economy. in fact come in at her harmed her ability to come out of the recession. one of the things they could have done had it been spent and a different way would have been to revitalize the infrastructure of our country. water, sewer, rose, huge investments. but a fraction is used for something resulting in
appropriately there's a level of tax revenue from the federal government, funds things the government not to do. what is the role of the federal government? is it an ever expansive government data suggest -- we would suggest has resulted in policies and programs that are having individuals. more poverty, more dependents, lower quality of health care, high energy race. is that the kind of government we want to buy a? is that the government we want to put our money and? i don't think so. we've...
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about smaller government. i live in a state where we have hurricanes, tornadoes, and anyone that lives on the gulf state, the have the same problem. the first thing that happened after the hurricane, we called on fema. they don't want to pay taxes but how you think they rescue people after disasters? you have to have taxes for the government to run. only the people who do not have the money to really pay taxes to make it run -- somebody is going to hurt. host: what did you think about the tone of the president's speech tonight? caller: he did a good speech. the brought out some good points, especially about guns. as to the loans -- and student loans. that is the most important thing going on in young people's lives right now. i have a doctor who described a . - i have allege -shah- daughter who just graduated from college. host: california, republican. caller: hi, my name is ken. president obama and delivered a brilliant speech. i am considering switching parties. he talked about everything from deficit reduct
about smaller government. i live in a state where we have hurricanes, tornadoes, and anyone that lives on the gulf state, the have the same problem. the first thing that happened after the hurricane, we called on fema. they don't want to pay taxes but how you think they rescue people after disasters? you have to have taxes for the government to run. only the people who do not have the money to really pay taxes to make it run -- somebody is going to hurt. host: what did you think about the tone...
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if it gets government approval keystone would carry oil from canada to refineries in texas. the pipeline would create 20,000 jobs but opponents say that the environmental risk is too great. it is tax season and the ils is battling a rising tide of refund fraud cases caused by identity theft. a sweep last month netted 109 arrests and 189 indictments for a crime that could cost the country $21 billion over the next five years. seth doa ne has a case in point. >> reporter: in 2011 businessmen joe bianco waited patiently for a $10,000 tax refund. when he contacted the irs it said it had already been paid. >> somebody had filed with a forged w-2 from wal-mart claimed the refund got the refund, and using my name and social security number. >> in the past 12 months the irs confirmed $770,000 cases of refund fraud due to identity theft up from $2-- 250,000 cases the year before. thousands more are still under investigation. >> phony w-2 and social security number and you're in business. >> adam leffin is chairman of identity theft 911. the recovery service for victims. he says the c
if it gets government approval keystone would carry oil from canada to refineries in texas. the pipeline would create 20,000 jobs but opponents say that the environmental risk is too great. it is tax season and the ils is battling a rising tide of refund fraud cases caused by identity theft. a sweep last month netted 109 arrests and 189 indictments for a crime that could cost the country $21 billion over the next five years. seth doa ne has a case in point. >> reporter: in 2011...
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-- this is how we govern, governance 2.0, we don't lurch crisis to crisis. i won't play the sound, but rush limbaugh makes the case this is about 2014. if these are basically a series of stopgap measures that last four months, a year, two years, is this the not new normal? >> i do think it is the new normal, but not about 2014. the best case for what we're doing right now, the thing that makes it look best is to say there are three ways to have this fight this year, there's a debt ceiling, which we thought was going to happen -- four, actually, the fiscal cliff, which didn't happen, that would have been bad. a debt ceiling, which would have been unimaginably horrible, a hell storm of epic proportions. a continuing resolution which could lead to a government shutdown, and a sequester. the sequester is, of these four, probably the least damaging to the economy, the least disruptive, least freakout to the market. there's an advantage to the fact boehner has moved his people to have a fight on the sequester. obama and him are going to have a fight on the sequest
-- this is how we govern, governance 2.0, we don't lurch crisis to crisis. i won't play the sound, but rush limbaugh makes the case this is about 2014. if these are basically a series of stopgap measures that last four months, a year, two years, is this the not new normal? >> i do think it is the new normal, but not about 2014. the best case for what we're doing right now, the thing that makes it look best is to say there are three ways to have this fight this year, there's a debt...
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the republicans are poised to shut down government. the republicans are poised to let sequestration go forward, which is sequestration -- you know what that word means and what it means to the american people -- unemployment, no jobs, take us to recession. it's not quite an exact latin translation -- [laughter] but that is what it means. that is what is means. so we have no idea even what the provenance of mr. rogers' proposal is. does it hav the backing of the leadership? let's see what is proposed and when. but the fact this is their obstruction, and we have made many cuts and we stand ready to make more, but we are not on to destroy our opportunity for growth in our country, growth with jobs, because at the end of the day, revenue comes from those jobs. so if you're interested in deficit reduction, you need more revenue. and let me say this one other thing -- so curious, so curious that in the eight years of the bush administration, while the bulk of this deficit was being amassed, you did not hear them say boo, who, whoo, that any
the republicans are poised to shut down government. the republicans are poised to let sequestration go forward, which is sequestration -- you know what that word means and what it means to the american people -- unemployment, no jobs, take us to recession. it's not quite an exact latin translation -- [laughter] but that is what it means. that is what is means. so we have no idea even what the provenance of mr. rogers' proposal is. does it hav the backing of the leadership? let's see what is...
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it is not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and investors in broad-based growth. [applause]. that's what we should be looking for. our first priority is making america a magnet for new jobs and manufacturing. after shipping jobs more more than ten years, our manufacturers added about 5,000 jobs over the past three. caterpillar is bringing jobs back from japan. ford is bringing jobs back from mexico and this year, apple will start making mac's in america again. [applaus [applause]. there are things we can do right now to accelerate this trend. last year we created our first manufacturing innovation institute in youngstown, ohio. a once shuttered warehouse is now a state of the art lab where workers are mastering 3-d printing that has the potential to revolutionize the way we make almost everything. no reason this can't happen in other towns. tonight i'm announcing the launch of three other hubs, department of the defense and energy to turn regions left behind by globalization into global centers of high-tech jobs and i ask this congress to help
it is not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and investors in broad-based growth. [applause]. that's what we should be looking for. our first priority is making america a magnet for new jobs and manufacturing. after shipping jobs more more than ten years, our manufacturers added about 5,000 jobs over the past three. caterpillar is bringing jobs back from japan. ford is bringing jobs back from mexico and this year, apple will start making mac's in america...
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(cheers and applause) >> our government is treading a thin, thin line of becoming tyrannical. whether it's king george or barack hussein obama, oppression is oppression. gun control isn't about guns. it's about control. i only have one comment-- i will not comply. >> historically with the pro-gun lobby, they've really become entrenched when challenged. one of the questions i think is, do 20 dead first graders change that equation? >> so far it hasn't. and i think what makes this such an intractable issue is even after sandy hook, there are two camps. the two camps are what we need to make our community safer is fewer guns, and the other camp saying no, what we need to make our community safer is more guns. i don't know where the common ground is on this when it starts that far apart. >> we're 48 days past today. when did you start thinking you have a larger role to play here? >> i feel like we've been forced onto a platform. and i think it... i feel, we feel, a sense of responsibility and a feel of obligation, a sense of obligation now to do whatever we can. >> we're not polit
(cheers and applause) >> our government is treading a thin, thin line of becoming tyrannical. whether it's king george or barack hussein obama, oppression is oppression. gun control isn't about guns. it's about control. i only have one comment-- i will not comply. >> historically with the pro-gun lobby, they've really become entrenched when challenged. one of the questions i think is, do 20 dead first graders change that equation? >> so far it hasn't. and i think what makes...
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he said that it's not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth. and he mentioned apple, siemens, ceos, the business community. he hasn't had that support to cut through the budget fight. to talk about manufacturing and economic growth this is an ally he wants to use over and over again in the second term. andrea mitchell, in your baliwick, foreign affairs. >> there is a clear warning, but some would say an empty warning, unless china jumps in with heavy sanctions there is no punishment that the west can enact. the last hope for some new diplomacy. as we see the president making his way out of the chamber, he is going to need a lot of allies on the domestic front. when we talked about immigration, there are dreamers in the audience as well. mark warner, as well as others have invited some undocumented immigrants, the young people are hoping for progress there. >> kelly o'donnell with the terrific perch in the house gallery watching all of this. kelly, perhaps what didn't we see or hear in the limited camera angles we
he said that it's not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth. and he mentioned apple, siemens, ceos, the business community. he hasn't had that support to cut through the budget fight. to talk about manufacturing and economic growth this is an ally he wants to use over and over again in the second term. andrea mitchell, in your baliwick, foreign affairs. >> there is a clear warning, but some would say an empty warning,...
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now we need the federal government to get in gear and specifically congress to get in gear and come off recess and start having action here. because, again, just since newtown, connecticut, 2,000 americans have been killed. >> again, we point out that the vice president is going to be holding that facebook town hall about gun violence, using social media to talk about this today. thank you. >> president obama urging congress last hour to avoid the automatic budget cuts that are scheduled to take effect next friday. how those cuts will impact you. we dig into that next with ezra klein. so if you're one of theme who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. all your important legal matters in just minutes. protect your family... and launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has 7 anti
now we need the federal government to get in gear and specifically congress to get in gear and come off recess and start having action here. because, again, just since newtown, connecticut, 2,000 americans have been killed. >> again, we point out that the vice president is going to be holding that facebook town hall about gun violence, using social media to talk about this today. thank you. >> president obama urging congress last hour to avoid the automatic budget cuts that are...
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it is not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth. that's what we should be looking for. our first priority is making america a magnet for new jobs in manufacturing. after shedding jobs for more than ten years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three. caterpillar is bringing jobs back from japan. ford is bringing jobs back from mexico. and this year, apple will start making macs in america again. there are things we can do, right now, to act semirate thxc trend. last year, we created our first manufacturing innovation ins tult in youngstown, ohio, a once shuddered warehouse is now a state of the art lab where there are potentials to revolutionize the way we make almost everything. there's no reason why this can't happen in other towns. i'm announcing three more of these factories, to turn regions left behind into global centers of high tech jobs. and i ask this congress to help create a network of 15 of these hubs and guarantee that the next revolution in manufacturing is made right here in america.
it is not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth. that's what we should be looking for. our first priority is making america a magnet for new jobs in manufacturing. after shedding jobs for more than ten years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three. caterpillar is bringing jobs back from japan. ford is bringing jobs back from mexico. and this year, apple will start making macs in america again....
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. >> majority of them are not -- >> you're a senator with the federal government and you're doing nothing about it. you said build a dang fence. where's the fence? >> in case you missed it, i showed you -- >> that's not a fence. >> it's a banana, we've put up a banana with all -- >> let me bring in "washington post" reporter felicia san dez and jackie, we knew this wasn't going to be easy. what do you think away from that town hall meeting? do you think the folks are representative of a bigger problem for some of these members of congress who want to move forward? should we just expect some of those kind of people turn out for town hall meetings? >> we saw this the last time this went through with president bush. for john mccain, this isn't his first rodeo. when he ran for president there were town halls screaming about him about immigration. a lot of other members of congress who may not be as time tested with that type of crowd should learn to get used to it. we're going to see a lot as this debate goes forward. from certain members of the republican base that don't really want to see s
. >> majority of them are not -- >> you're a senator with the federal government and you're doing nothing about it. you said build a dang fence. where's the fence? >> in case you missed it, i showed you -- >> that's not a fence. >> it's a banana, we've put up a banana with all -- >> let me bring in "washington post" reporter felicia san dez and jackie, we knew this wasn't going to be easy. what do you think away from that town hall meeting? do you...
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government. that is expected to start very, very soon. the six individuals that will receiving that award, again, lost their lives at newtown. they are now introducing the president. he will be coming to the podium very, very shortly. expected to address not only this presidential award but then perhaps some remarks on gun legislation, newtown, and what it means for the country. here is the president of the united states. >> thank you very much, everybody. please, please have a seat. well, it is a pleasure to welcome some of our nation's finest citizens here to the people's house and let me be the first to congratulate each of you and your family members for the receipt of the highest honor a civilian can receive, the citizens medal. we host a lot of events at the white house, but i have to admit, this is one of my favorites because a moment when as a people we get to recognize some extraordinary men and women who have gone above and beyond for their country and for their fellow citizens, often without fanfare, often with not a lot of att
government. that is expected to start very, very soon. the six individuals that will receiving that award, again, lost their lives at newtown. they are now introducing the president. he will be coming to the podium very, very shortly. expected to address not only this presidential award but then perhaps some remarks on gun legislation, newtown, and what it means for the country. here is the president of the united states. >> thank you very much, everybody. please, please have a seat....
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>> yes, the government announced an evaluation while chavez was away. they said that was a decision that was consulled with them. of course it was a decision that many experts thought that the government might put off for a bit longer precisely because it is rather controversial decision that was criticized by the main opposition leader. >> suarez: did the prices of oil consumer goods immediately rise once that evaluation was announced? >> no, they didn't. and the reason for that is a bit complicated. but it's basic allegation that the government is sort of easing in to the devaluation by allowing some purchases of certain goods that were already approved through the government currency agency for a limited time because they were already approved that those purchases can be made and those dollars can be made available. that is lessening somewhat the immediate impact on inflation although inflation is already at 22% and most economists say they think it's likely to be pushed higher as a result of the devaluation. >> suarez: who would you say is really ru
>> yes, the government announced an evaluation while chavez was away. they said that was a decision that was consulled with them. of course it was a decision that many experts thought that the government might put off for a bit longer precisely because it is rather controversial decision that was criticized by the main opposition leader. >> suarez: did the prices of oil consumer goods immediately rise once that evaluation was announced? >> no, they didn't. and the reason for...
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much bigger government and being in favor of government programs but it seemed to me that president obama went out of his way to say that that's not what he wanted to do. he did list programs. .. >> judy, he had a wish list. the president did. that was kind of startling. it made harry truman look like a piper just pushing medicare and the marshal plan. i mean he had a lot of lists the president did >> woodruff: okay. we won't debate it here but i mean he wasn't talking about creating a new government agency. he was saying we need to do something to get colleges to reduce their tuition. what did he say a college scorecard? >> well, if we're going to consider giving a scorecard to colleges i would say that's an expansion of federal power. i do think the president wants to expand federal power. the trick for republicans to say we don't want to go as far as they do. they have a lot more faith in central planning than we do. nonetheless we do understand that the rising tide in longer lifts all boats. we can see the statistics as much as anybody else. middle class people are not seeing th
much bigger government and being in favor of government programs but it seemed to me that president obama went out of his way to say that that's not what he wanted to do. he did list programs. .. >> judy, he had a wish list. the president did. that was kind of startling. it made harry truman look like a piper just pushing medicare and the marshal plan. i mean he had a lot of lists the president did >> woodruff: okay. we won't debate it here but i mean he wasn't talking about...
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much bigger government and being in favor of government programs but it seemed to me that president obama went out of his way to say that that's not what he wanted to do. he did list programs. .. >> judy, he had a wish list. the president did. that was kind of startling. it made harry truman look like a piper just pushing medicare and the marshal plan. i mean he had a lot of lists the president did >> woodruff: okay. we won't debate it here but i mean he wasn't talking about creating a new government agency. he was saying we need to do something to get colleges to reduce their tuition. what did he say a college scorecard? >> well, if we're going to consider giving a scorerd to colleges i would say that's an expansion of federal power. i do think the president wants to expand federal power. the trick for republicans to say we don't want to go as far as they do. they have a lot more faith in central planning than we do. nonetheless we do understand that the rising tide in longer lifts all boats. we can see the statistics as much as anybody else. middle class people are not seeing thei
much bigger government and being in favor of government programs but it seemed to me that president obama went out of his way to say that that's not what he wanted to do. he did list programs. .. >> judy, he had a wish list. the president did. that was kind of startling. it made harry truman look like a piper just pushing medicare and the marshal plan. i mean he had a lot of lists the president did >> woodruff: okay. we won't debate it here but i mean he wasn't talking about...
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when you talk about big government, we could use big government spending. we lost a huge amount of demand when the housing double collapsed. i don't know any business person anywhere who invests just because you love him. they have to see the market. it's not there. >> i was keeping track of the number of companies he mentioned. caterpillar on "squawk" tom. apple, ford, see men's. but also no mention of small business. >> look, i'm happy those companies are coming back home. okay? i want to see what that means coming back home. let's take apple as an example. they may open up selling at home, both their operations overseas. the point i'm making is, the government doesn't know which industries we should be subsidizing. this whole idea of let's bring manufacturing home. i don't know that manufacturing is the way to go in the next 50 years. i don't know if manufacturing is the next google. i don't know if manufacturing is the next apple. the government shouldn't be picking winners and losers. the government should create a nice level playing field. he mentione
when you talk about big government, we could use big government spending. we lost a huge amount of demand when the housing double collapsed. i don't know any business person anywhere who invests just because you love him. they have to see the market. it's not there. >> i was keeping track of the number of companies he mentioned. caterpillar on "squawk" tom. apple, ford, see men's. but also no mention of small business. >> look, i'm happy those companies are coming back...
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it's not a bigger government but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based work. >> reporter: there was no mention of how much it would cost or how it would be paid for. republicans remain hungry on the details of the president's forthcomes budget. he anunsed troops will be returning home from afghanistan faster than planned. >> i can announce by next year over 34,000 troops will come home. this drawdown will continue and by the end of next year, our war in afghanistan will be over. >> reporter: the president gushed over bipartisan documents and crafted a new legal immigration system that also tightens border security. evidence of the momentum, outstretched hands from republican senators from john mccain and lindsey graham, tough critics of president obama's foreign policy. >> let's get this done. send me the bill in the next couple of months and i'll sign it right away. >> reporter: many lawmakers wore green ribbons in solidarity of the newtown, connecticut. in his close president obama asked congress do what they haven't done in nearly two decades. >> if y
it's not a bigger government but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based work. >> reporter: there was no mention of how much it would cost or how it would be paid for. republicans remain hungry on the details of the president's forthcomes budget. he anunsed troops will be returning home from afghanistan faster than planned. >> i can announce by next year over 34,000 troops will come home. this drawdown will continue and by the end of next year, our war...
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eight died in a bombing near a government center in oslo, 16 others were shot at a teen camp on a nearby island. our sources indicate landers was obsessed with breivik and was trying to top the oslo shooter's body count. the shooting spree started with a murder of his mother that morning and then headed to sandy hook elementary where he killed 20 children and six adults. investigators say he picked the newtown, connecticut, school because it was the easiest target with the largest cluster of people. lanza was an experienced marksman. he and his mother made multiple visits to nearby gun ranges for target practice. and we're told he spent hours a day playing video shooting games in the basement of his home. officials are reaching out to the online gaming community looking for anyone who might have been communicating with lanza. now, officials have not publicly released any evidence they have linking lanza to any motive or obsession with breivik, and connecticut state police say the investigation into the motive is not complete. so any statement regarding his intent is speculation. back to
eight died in a bombing near a government center in oslo, 16 others were shot at a teen camp on a nearby island. our sources indicate landers was obsessed with breivik and was trying to top the oslo shooter's body count. the shooting spree started with a murder of his mother that morning and then headed to sandy hook elementary where he killed 20 children and six adults. investigators say he picked the newtown, connecticut, school because it was the easiest target with the largest cluster of...
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when a child opens fire on another child, there's a hole in that child's heart that government can't fill, only community and parents and teachers and clergy can fill that hole. in too many neighborhoods today, whether here in chicago or the farthest reaches of rural america, it can feel like for a lot of young people the future only extends to the next street corner or the outskirts of town. that no matter how much you work or how hard you try, your destiny was determined the moment you were born. there are entire neighborhoods where young people, they don't see an example of somebody succeedi succeeding. for a lot of young boys and young men in particular, they don't see an example of fathers or grandfathers or uncles who are in a position to support families and be held up and respected. and so of that means that this is not just a gun issue. it's also an issue of the kinds of communities that we're building, and for that we all share a responsibility as citizens to fix it. we all share a responsibility to move this country closer to our founding vision that no matter who you are
when a child opens fire on another child, there's a hole in that child's heart that government can't fill, only community and parents and teachers and clergy can fill that hole. in too many neighborhoods today, whether here in chicago or the farthest reaches of rural america, it can feel like for a lot of young people the future only extends to the next street corner or the outskirts of town. that no matter how much you work or how hard you try, your destiny was determined the moment you were...